An article titled "Accelerated Sonochemical Synthesis of Calcium Deficient Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles” authored by T. S. Sampath Kumar, Namitha Varadarajan, Rajkamal Balu, Deepti Rana and Murugan Ramalingam published in the Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (JBT) has been selected for the “JBT Best Paper Award” for the year 2014 based on it’s originality and presentability by the Editorial Committee and the American Scientific Publishers.

MOU signed between JSW Steel Limited and IIT Madras to setup 'JSW-IITM Center for Applied Research (JICAR)', for conducting high impact research in the area of Iron and Steel in priority areas including process intensification, development of new process and advanced environmental technologies, Energy optimization and recovery and advanced materials.